Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/granь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrō- (“growing”) + *-nь (nomen acti suffix), akin to Proto-Germanic *granō (“bristle”), Old Norse grannr (“slim, slender”). Alternatively, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrōn- (“edge, end, tip”), a lengthened-grade of root *gʰren-, whence Welsh gran (“eyelid”), Breton grann (“brow, eyebrow”), Old Irish grend, though, Matasovic is skeptical of the link. See literature for further discussion.
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: grań
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grana/*granъ/*granь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 104
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “грань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “грань”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273
Etymology 2
A fossilized dialectal form of *grěnь (“gnawing”), from *grěti (“to heat, to burn”) + *-nь; perhaps amalgamated with *gornь (“burning”), from *gorěti (“to burn”) + *-nь.
Noun
*granь f
- Alternative form of *grěnь
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěnь/*granь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 118
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273